Joshua 15:11:16Josh.15.11.W16TAB
יָֽמָּה׃
yama
“westward / at the sea”
- Transliteration
- ya-MA
- Extended
- yaa-MAH
- IPA
- /jaˈmaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- westward / at the sea
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Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-MA
- clause
ve-ha-YU tot-tse-OT hag-GEV-ul ya-MA
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA hag-GEV-ul el-KE-tef ek-RON tsa-fo-NA ve-ta-AR hag-GEV-ul shik-ro-NA ve-a-VAR har-ha-ba-a-LA ve-ya-TSA yav-ne-EL ve-ha-YU tot-tse-OT hag-GEV-ul ya-MA
Exegesis
The final clause employs vehayu {וְהָיוּ | wə-hā-yû} ‘and they were’ in a nominal equative with the construct totzeot hagvul {תֹּצְאוֹת הַגְּבוּל | tō-ṣā-ʾōṯ ha-ḡə-vul} ‘outgoings of the border’ and the noun yamah {יָמָה | yā-māh} ‘sea’ to indicate the border’s terminus. This linear structure produces a clear cartographic narrative that is mirrored in English by successive directional and locational phrases.
In context — Joshua 15:11
And the border went out to the slope of Ekron northward, then turned to Shikkeron, passed over Mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel; and the outgoings of the border were at the sea.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Joshua 15:11, so the Hebrew word יָֽמָּה׃ (yama) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.15.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.11.W16.S1) and character.